Ultrasonic medical device with torque limiting frangible link hinge

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8845541
APP PUB NO 20130096470A1
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13652072

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An ultrasonic medical device can include a transducer, a coupling system, and a waveguide. The coupling system can be configured to attach and adequately torque the waveguide to the transducer for use in a medical procedure. The coupling system can be configured to detach the inner probe from the transducer upon completion of the medical procedure.

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GYRUS ACMI INC D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA800 WEST PARK DRIVE WESTBOROUGH MA 01581

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Hemingway, Jeremy Louis Cincinnati, US 4 71
Strunk, Jon Gregory Auburn Hills, US 1 6
Vaitekunas, Jeffrey J Erie, US 33 11844

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